Claude Charron is a Teacher in Miami Florida and director of STEM program in Gulliver Florida. Claude@conradawards.org Empowering students to make change Sports has it right in being able to expose kids at a young age to become an athlete. Things that will not work. Keeping kids safe doesn’t inspire. Kids have to choose something they are interested in. Empathy is vital. When students are inspired by seeing someone challenged by something, they have a purpose for working hard. Designing something that matters is what inspires kids. How designing something that matters inspires kids. Getting kids to agree on something is an art. How do you get kids to engage and go down the path where they want to design something that matters. You do learn things through projects. Design process since 1997! What is the art? We don’t have to reinvent the wheel. How do you go from an idea to a working prototype? Google Sprint method. Book Modules that would help teachers. How to select a challenge. Visualize everything on a board. No Box Toolbox - Collaborate with someone visually. It’s our responsibility to engage kids If kids aren’t engaged it’s a personal failure on me as the teacher Shows that kids can each communicate in an effective way to give everyone a voice. Haven’t reinvented the process. The difference is they are not working in silos. Once you have the clarity within a team, you have the power to do what the team wants to do. How to be a transformative principal? Ask faculty, how can we work together in a way where we are going deeper with kids. Schedule a call with Jethro Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey